Category Archives: Equality

Progression and Backlash

Posted on February 9, 2011 by Athene Donald

One of the blogs that I try to read regularly – beyond my local microcosm of Occam’s Typewriter – is that of FemaleScienceProfessor, also known as FSP for short .  You can guess I would feel a sense of shared … Continue reading →

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The Media and (Un)Constructive Reporting – the David Lammy Saga

Posted on December 12, 2010 by Athene Donald

This week, universities and their funding have been much in the news, coupled with telling images of the anger of many students around the country at the proposed hike in fees.  Another story also hit the news about universities, or … Continue reading →

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Committees and Reverse Discrimination

Posted on December 7, 2010 by Athene Donald

Recently I was discussing a new working group that was being set up within the University, and realised that all the members that I had heard named were female.  I queried this and was told that that did indeed seem … Continue reading →

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Stereotype Threat, Underperformance and Diversity

Posted on November 18, 2010 by Athene Donald

Some months ago I came across a review in the THE for a book with the strange title of Whistling Vivaldi, by Claude Steele and it finally came to the top of my reading list recently. Far too late to … Continue reading →

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What Women Think – First thoughts on the Athena Survey of Science, Engineering and Technology 2010

Posted on November 9, 2010 by Athene Donald

I have been glancing through the results from this year’s ASSET survey.  This is a web-based survey of academics at postdoctoral level and above, both men and women, asking them about their experiences and career progression. The results  make fascinating … Continue reading →

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